Need A Good Frosting For A Child's Birthday.

Hi everyone!I'm looking for a frosting, something yummy that kids will love. But we live in Austin Texas, so it must be a frosting that can stand to heat, something that will have a nice smooth look. I'm thinking of baking a chocolate cake with a cookies and cream filling. Any suggestions ladies? I'd really appreciate any help.

I've only made the Wilton class buttercream with no dairy. So I have a question.

Even though the Buttercream Dream recipe has milk I still don't have to refrigerate it?

I've been on here today looking for ways to add oreos to my sons birthday cake this friday. I think I'm going to add oreos to the buttercream I use to fill the cake. Much easier than making the oreo filling. But, I'm interested in learning a new Buttercream recipe.

Even with the milk you don't have to refrigerate Buttercream Dream. It has to do with the sugar and fat ratio.

I substitute Sweetex for the shortening which means I add about 3/4 cup instead of the full cup it calls for. I used to use Crisco, but they made it zero trans fat, and it doesn't work the same.

When I make cookies and cream filling, I just crush up Oreo's and add them to the buttercream. It looks like cookies and cream ice cream and tastes delicious!

Does this frosting crust? Will I be able to make stars and a shell border? I'm sorry if my questions are dumb but I am so new to cake decorating. I'm making a birthday cake for my son Friday and would like to use this recipe. I'm doing a 9x13 double layer cake with a Fox logo using stars.